LegalizeThe Scotland Act 2012 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2015
Made: 17th March 2015
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 44(5) of the Scotland Act 2012[^f00001]:
Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 2012 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2015.
Appointed Day
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The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Scotland Act 2012 is 1st July 2015—
- (a) section 1 (administration of elections);
- (b) section 3 (supplementary and transitional provision about elections).
Signed
David Mundell — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Scotland Office — 17th March 2015
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article 2 of this Order commences sections 1 and 3 of the Scotland Act [2012 (c.11)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/11) on 1st July 2015. Section 1 transfers certain of the executive functions in section 12 of the Scotland Act [1998 (c.46)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46) relating to the conduct and administration of Scottish Parliament elections, which are currently exercisable by the Secretary of State, to the Scottish Ministers. It also introduces a new section 12A which sets out the powers to make provision about elections that continue to be exercisable by the Secretary of State. Section 3 makes supplementary and transitional provision in connection with the transfer of responsibility to the Scottish Ministers.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2012 c.11.
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